Ingredients
3/4 cup cake flour
1/4 cup cocoa
1 1/4 cup sugar 1-1/2 cups egg whites
1 (about 10-12)
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp almond extract
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 F. Sift together three times: cake flour, cocoa,
and 1/4 cup of the sugar. Set aside. Sift remaining 1 cup sugar and
set aside. Whip egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar. Continue
beating until whites are stiff but not dry. Fold in sugar a little at
a time. Fold in vanilla and almond extract. Sift flour-cocoa mixture
over batter (1/4 at a time) and fold into batter. Pour batter into an
ungreased 10-inch tube pan and bake for 45 minutes or until a cake
tester comes out clean. Invert the tube pan and let cake cool.
Servings: 12 servings
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Categories: Cake; Dessert
The History of Recipes
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